Provenance
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the current owner
Literature
Noriko Miyamura and Shinko Suzuki, eds., Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, Volume 2: Works on Paper 1984-2010, Tokyo, 2011, no. D-1997-016, p. 103 (illustrated)

113

Yoshitomo Nara

I’m not trying To Be Mean

1997
signed and dated 'Nara [in Japanese] '97' lower right; further signed, titled and dated '"I'm not trying To Be Mean" Nara [in Japanese] '97' on the reverse
acrylic on paper
50.2 x 36.2 cm. (19 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1997.

Estimate
HK$600,000 - 800,000
€68,500-91,400
$76,900-103,000

Sold for HK$687,500

Contact Specialist
Isaure de Viel Castel
Head of Department, 20th Century & Contemporary Art

Charlotte Raybaud
Head of Day Sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 May 2019

101
Eddie Martinez
Untitled
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$1,062,500
102
Sterling Ruby
Vampire 14
Estimate HK$180,000 - 220,000
Sold for HK$237,500
103
Mr.
Two works: (i) Wheat Tea 1ℓ; (ii) I have many of them
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$225,000
104
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$200,000
105
Ayako Rokkaku
ARP 10-023
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$362,500
106
Takashi Murakami
Platinum Skulls
Estimate HK$1,400,000 - 1,800,000
Sold for HK$1,375,000
107
Eddie Martinez
Untitled
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
Sold for HK$937,500
108
Izumi Kato
Untitled
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$68,750
109
Izumi Kato
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$325,000
110
Jonas Wood
Blue Pot
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$475,000
111
Yoshitomo Nara
Childhood Days
Estimate HK$1,500,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$1,875,000
112
Yoshitomo Nara
Acid Rain
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$156,250
113
Yoshitomo Nara
I’m not trying To Be Mean
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$687,500
114
Yayoi Kusama
My Soul Goes to the Sky
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$562,500
115
Yayoi Kusama
Souls of the Earth Breathing in the Galaxy
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$1,000,000
116
Yayoi Kusama
In the Water
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$562,500
117
Yayoi Kusama
Untitled
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
Sold for HK$600,000
118
Yayoi Kusama
Captive Doll
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
119
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin
Estimate HK$1,600,000 - 2,600,000
Sold for HK$1,625,000
120
Takashi Murakami
Flower collaboration with MADSAKI
Estimate HK$1,400,000 - 2,400,000
Sold for HK$3,750,000
121
Takashi Murakami
Flower of Joy - Blackberry Madness
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
122
Jiro Takamatsu
Shadow No.1456
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$525,000
123
Tomoo Gokita
Serenade for Missy
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$775,000
124
Tomoo Gokita
Where is the Love
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$1,187,500
125
Tomoo Gokita
Jumpy Jitters
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
Sold for HK$350,000
126
Tomoo Gokita
Pianist for All His Life
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$106,250
127
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$500,000
128
KAWS
COMPANION
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$1,187,500
129
KAWS
BORN TO BEND
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,250,000
130
Tomoo Gokita
A bathing beauty
Estimate HK$150,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$300,000
131
Tomoo Gokita
A bathing beauty
Estimate HK$150,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$325,000
132
Banksy
Ballerina CP/03
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 4,000,000
Sold for HK$3,250,000
133
Virgil Abloh & Takashi Murakami
"FLOWER"
Estimate HK$480,000 - 580,000
Sold for HK$875,000
134
George Condo
Two Works: (i) Jean Louis; (ii) Jean Louis’ Wife
Estimate HK$3,500,000 - 5,500,000
Sold for HK$3,750,000
135
George Condo
Two Works: (i) Jean Louis with one Ear; (ii) Jean Louis’ Wife's Sister
Estimate HK$3,500,000 - 5,500,000
136
Finn Juhl
Important and early 'Chieftain' armchair, model no. FJ 49 A
Estimate HK$500,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$750,000
137
Zao Wou-Ki
Composition
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$475,000
138
Chu Teh-Chun
Éclat passager
Estimate HK$1,600,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$2,750,000
139
T'ang Haywen
Untitled (diptych)
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
140
Wang Yancheng
Untitled
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
141
Walasse Ting
Woman with Cat
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$100,000
142
Walasse Ting
I Think Of You
Estimate HK$350,000 - 450,000
143
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ 46
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$143,750
144
Kim Tschang-Yeul
Waterdrops
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$625,000
145
Lee Ufan
From Line
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$687,500
146
Lee Ufan
Dialogue
Estimate HK$2,600,000 - 3,600,000
147
Kazuo Shiraga
Exhilarating
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$2,312,500
148
Sadamasa Motonaga
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$187,500
149
Sadamasa Motonaga
From Square of White Lines
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
150
Lee Kun Yong
Bodyscape 76-1-2019
Estimate HK$120,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$225,000
151
Kim Taek Sang
Breathing Light - Camellia Flower
Estimate HK$120,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$275,000
152
Nam Tchun Mo
Spring 2017 / 17-106
Estimate HK$140,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$150,000
153
Kim Sou Sou
Two Works: (i) Untitled; (ii) Untitled
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$150,000
154
Natsuyuki Nakanishi
7V
Estimate HK$200,000 - 350,000
155No Reserve
Tetsutaro Kamatani
Proliferation - lips
Estimate HK$70,000 - 90,000 •
Sold for HK$50,000
156
Maki Hosokawa
Skyscraper Ramen
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$87,500
157
Masaru Shichinohe
Red Ball and Silver Moon
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$112,500
158
Xu Zhen
Galileo's Bird
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$375,000
159
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ 45
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$412,500
160
Liu Kang
West Lake
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$475,000
161
Mai Trung Thứ
Two Boys Playing the Flute
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$400,000
162
Mai Trung Thứ
La Rose Rouge (J. femme à l’écharpe) [The Red Rose (Young Lady with Scarf)]
Estimate HK$220,000 - 320,000
Sold for HK$875,000
163
George Nakashima
'Conoid' desk
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$300,000
164
George Nakashima
Single-armed rocking chair
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$75,000
165
Marina Cruz-Garcia
Royal Blue
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$150,000
166
Rodel Tapaya
Two Works: (i) Lift; (ii) Door to Door
Estimate HK$35,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$106,250
167
Maria Taniguchi
US Letter Painting #25
Estimate HK$35,000 - 55,000
Sold for HK$75,000
168
Maria Taniguchi
Two Works: (i) News XIII; (ii) News XV
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$50,000
169
Natee Utarit
The Commitment (Illustration of the Crisis Series)
Estimate HK$550,000 - 750,000
170
Alexander Calder
Butterfly
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$325,000
171
Pablo Picasso
Femme nue devant une statue (Naked Woman in Front of a Statue)
Estimate HK$60,000 - 100,000
Sold for HK$125,000
172
Lucian Freud
Woman on a Bed
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$87,500
173
Lucian Freud
Head of a Naked Girl
Estimate HK$120,000 - 160,000
174
Sanyu
Standing Nude with Raised Arms
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$125,000
175
Sanyu
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
176
Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita
Petite fille avec deux chats
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$150,000
177
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Nu aux bras levés
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$750,000
178
Ole Wanscher
Armchair
Estimate HK$20,000 - 30,000
Sold for HK$50,000
179
Ole Wanscher
Desk
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$106,250
180
Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Pair of side tables
Estimate HK$10,000 - 20,000
Sold for HK$68,750
181
Ole Wanscher
Pair of early armchairs, model no. 1764
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$106,250
182
Ole Wanscher
Pair of drop-leaf side tables, designed for the library of the Danish Institute of Science and Art, Rome
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$162,500
183
Zhu Wei
China China (Painted Pottery Edition)
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$562,500
184
Liu Xiaodong
Green pub 2
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$162,500
185
Jia Aili
The Memory of North Liucao Island I
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$93,750
186
Keith Haring
KNOKKE Casino Poster
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$275,000
187
Banksy
No Ball Games (Green)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$312,500
188
Yoshitomo Nara
(i) Fuckin’ Politics; (ii) I Am Alone
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$475,000
189
Takashi Murakami
Two works: (i) And Then Gold; (ii) And Then White & Black
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$162,500
190
Yayoi Kusama
Lemon Squash
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$275,000
191
Yayoi Kusama
Five Works: Pumpkin
Estimate HK$160,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$325,000
192
Max Ingrand
'Dahlia' ceiling light
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$106,250
193
Paolo Buffa
Drinks cabinet
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$187,500
194
KAWS
Ten Works: NO REPLY
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$937,500
195
KAWS
Ten Works: BLAME GAME
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$1,250,000
196
KAWS
COMPANION (ORIGINAL FAKE)
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for HK$40,000
197
KAWS
COMPANION (ORIGINAL FAKE)
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for HK$43,750
198
KAWS
COMPANION (ORIGINAL FAKE)
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for HK$30,000
199
KAWS x Hajime Sorayama
NO FUTURE COMPANION (Black Chrome)
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$250,000
200
KAWS x Hajime Sorayama
NO FUTURE COMPANION (Silver Chrome)
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$187,500
201
KAWS
COMPANION (KARIMOKU)
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$2,000,000
202
KAWS
FOUR FOOT DISSECTED COMPANION (BLACK)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$1,000,000
203
KAWS
FOUR FOOT DISSECTED COMPANION (BROWN)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$1,125,000
204
KAWS
FOUR FOOT COMPANION (BROWN)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$1,187,500

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 May 2019

Provenance

Literature

113

Yoshitomo Nara

I’m not trying To Be Mean

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale